Kenapa pada burung prenjak dan kardinal yang jantan cenderung berwarna merah dan yang betina cenderung coklat standar? Apa karena pola makannya?
Damning socialism along with capitalism is a typical American cop-out, but socialism was the secular attempt to reintroduce morality into the economy, to fulfill the six principles that underlie Islam — minus God. http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/01/ecology-and-islam-review-of-abdul-matins-green-deen-2010/
Sweet Truth! Accidentally listened to an “In My Life” cover by Johnny Cash! This is exactly one of those greatest moments in a music lover’s life.
Northen Cardinal aka Angry Bird
Cracking an oil sunflower seed (without using any fingers!)
Tufted Titmouse
Another regular visitor…
Purple Finch (Prenjak Ungu)
Jadi ingat waktu di Krembung dulu. Katanya Mak (panggilan sayang untuk Oma), kalau ada suara prenjak di belakang, berarti mau ada tamu. Sekarang, di belakang rumah tiap hari ada kunjungan resmi dan rutin dari si prenjak ungu (yg tentu sambil menyanyi seriang Vina Panduwinata). Makanya, tidak heran kalau…
Sedang enak-enaknya mengagumi kawat duri di halaman rumah orang di pinggir hutan, eeee… ternyata di situ ada rusa sedang menikmati rumput yg baru segar di awal musim semi… 😀
Lagi2 tergetar kalau melihat binatang yg nongkrong di habitatnya. Barusan lihat sekeluarga rusa nongkrong di pekarangan rumah orang yg berbatasan langsung dengan hutan. Si bapak rusa ngobrol santai sambil ngunyah rumput segar dengan tupai yg menaksir kesegaran biji akron. Si anak rusa dan ibunya agak jauh, memandangi aku…
MELUS 2014 / Ralph Ellison Centennial Symposium
It’s probably a good thing if I share this news here. The 28th Annual MELUS Conference & The Ralph Ellison Centennial SymposiumMarch 6-9, 2014Downtown Oklahoma CitySponsored by Oklahoma City University Going to the Territory: Cultural Geographies of Ethnic American Literature In his essay “Going to the Territory” (1980),…
I Love Thursday
Student 1: I love Thursday. Student 2: I know! Me too. Student 1: Thursday is great! It’s like Friday, but better! Student 2: Exactly what I thought!

